The Supreme Court of the caretaker government has announced that government forces in Ghor province have publicly whipped three women and four men on various charges.
Today (Sunday, September 18), the Supreme Court stated in a press release that these individuals were whipped for various offenses, including fleeing from home, adultery, and invasion of privacy.
The press release mentioned that these individuals were found guilty and punished by the local court of the current government in Ghor province.
The Supreme Court added that two of the accused were each sentenced to three years in prison and 39 lashes, while two others received four years in prison and 39 lashes each. One more was sentenced to one year in prison and 39 lashes, and the last two were each sentenced to four months in prison and 29 lashes.
The press release emphasized that these sentences were enforced after being approved by the Supreme Court of the caretaker government for these three women and four men.
It is noteworthy that punishments, particularly public whipping, have significantly increased across the country since the takeover of the caretaker government in Afghanistan.
The current government has whipped both women and men in public for various allegations. Additionally, during its three years of rule, at least eight individuals have been executed publicly in the provinces of Farah, Herat, Laghman, Ghazni, and Jowzjan.
Human rights organizations consider executions and corporal punishment of accused individuals to be against international laws and human dignity, calling for an end to such practices. However, the current government has not responded positively to these requests so far.
